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There has been a great deal of information shared with you in just our first few NFO meetings…and you have met many new people! One of the topics discussed was the number of first-generation college students currently enrolled at CSC. As you can see by the following articles, there are additional […]

As we discussed during NFO Meeting 1, the deadline for submission of your faculty goals to your Dean is September 1. Remember, you are welcome to use the goals that are included in the template as your goals for the rest of the calendar year or you may replace them with […]

Not only was it enlightening to hear what Dr. Limbach and Dr. Waugh had to say about Critical Thinking and Student Engagement, it was nice to be reminded that there are great teaching pedagogy resources on our own campus. Great minds, who are willing to assist, are just next door! […]

The CSC Faculty Senate is the body by which the faculty is authorized to share in planning and governance of the college. “The basic philosophical principle of this Constitution is that Chadron State College…is a self-governing community of scholars in which faculty, administration, and students all have legitimate and meaningful roles to […]

Isn’t this the truth?! Helen truly knew what it was like to work together as a team. She accomplished many things in her life, but she could not have done it alone. We have certainly been reminded of the importance of collegiality, cooperation, and asking for and […]

Welcome back! I hope the first week of the new term is going smoothly for you all. The TLC is presenting a workshop in February on using screencasts to enhance instruction, and I wanted to recommend it to you. The workshop will highlight Screencast-o-matic, a cool tool for you to use to present online content and for […]

Happy New Year! I hope you are well rested and ready to get back at it – it’s going to happen whether we are ready or not! Following is a link to UNL’s website which describes ‘101 Things You Can Do in the First Three Weeks of Class’. Even after […]

“Organization is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up.” – A.A. Milne I’m looking forward to having you all as colleagues for quite a long time – the material from Meeting 5 will help make that happen. One thing […]

“Assessment” seems to be one of those words with a negative connotation. We all tend to dread being evaluated, and yet typically, the assessment tells us we are doing things well! I hope that our last NFO meeting was helpful in not only understanding the importance of assessment for the college […]

As discussed at yesterday’s NFO meeting, the TLC’s first faculty seminar of the year is on the topic of verbal judo. See the TLC’s announcement below ~ hope to see you there. CSC’s very own Jamie Wada, Associate Professor of Justice Studies and recent NSCS Teaching Excellence Award […]